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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1910
Page
9
Washington reports widespread adulteration and mislabeling in food and drink, with products weighed lighter than claimed and false origins. Canned goods, cider, vanilla, and maple syrups show sugar, coal tar dyes, and distillers’ grains mixed in.
Omaha man John Rubberneck applies to court to be renamed Jotin R Neck amid engagement conflict. He cites his preference and his fiancée declaring marriage impossible unless the name changes. Rubberneck is described as a prosperous local businessman.
Mrs Ellen Decker, a Staten Island railroad ticket agent, caught a grasshopper in Tower Hill Port Richmond that had seized a $1 bill from a shelf near her elbow after a customer paid for two tickets. The insect, with a bit of the bill in its mouth, toppled and was captured. Decker will attest the grasshopper tried to obstruct the money and plans to present the curious device to the Staten Island Academy of Natural History as a specimen.
Philadelphia announces a steamship freight service to Havre France by the Atlantic Transport Company. The Montana will be the pioneer ship, sailing October 10, expected to carry a large grain cargo, as Philadelphia nerves toward expanding transatlantic trade with Havre and other lines in service.
Secretary to the President Charles Dyer Norton will have a private office in the executive section of the White House. Since staff moved to Beverly earlier, workmen created a delightful space for Norton to enjoy privacy, while Assistant Secretary Foster manages letters with three stenographers.
Indianapolis hosts a Bulgarian costume feature at Murat theater for Sept 22 23 and 24 under Whitney Opera Company. Designers describe authentic peasant outfits from the Bulgarian mountains including intricate embroidery and a wedding dress worn by Antoinette Kopetzky as Nadina. The piece notes costs and the hardship of sourcing costumes in Bulgaria and hints at the cultural allure and dowry symbolism in the attire.
Washington dispatch quotes a statesman claiming Mark Hanna foretold a coming political revolt. He recalls McKinley’s 1900 victory funded by Hanna and a private dinner of New York financiers. The speaker warned labor and capital tensions would intensify, predicting two dominant parties in twenty years and realignment of voters.
The speaker forecast that in the 1912 election year a radical movement would rise within both parties. He predicted insurgency would crop up in party ranks over the next eight years, signaling shifts in political alignment.
Florence L. Hines of El Paso won a jury verdict in Amarillo against ex-governor John M. Sparks of Nevada on special issues. The decision transfers seven sections of land near Amarillo valued at about $70,000 to Mrs. Hines.
Sidney Caughy a Portland high school student was arrested on insanity charges by Policemen Harmes and Abbott. Authorities fear his mind is affected by excessive cigarette use.
Pittsburgh reports Joseph A. Haas the scientific counterfeiter who earned a Taft commutation sold a physician’s secret remedy for 13500 to a New York patent medicine firm. He vanished, moved to New York, stole sheet gold, served time, and now faces Leavenworth for counterfeiting. Dr Barclay sues for royalties in court.
An international search has begun for thieves who entered Villa Tonola and stole two priceless Guido Reni paintings. The canvases were cut from frames and the thieves left no clues. Authorities believe they intended to ship the paintings to the United States and have asked police to watch for them.
A World Magazine piece attributes a French actress with a dry shampoo method using four ounces each of orris root and thorax powder. It advises even distribution, brushing through the hair, and avoiding excess moisture and alkali shampoos to keep hair light, fluffy, and lustrous.
Los Angeles hosts the American bankers association in early October with a southern California welcome. Ambitious plans include bouquet arrivals, baggage handling, chauffeured autos, a Hotel Alexandria banquet, wives events at the Orpheum and Belasco theaters, Casa Verdugo Spanish dinner, Shrine auditorium ball, Catalina island trips, Pasadena tours, and a grand lawn fete at E L Doheny's Chester Place residence featuring palms, orchids, and a deer-filled park.
Paris reports the arrival of an American manicurist industry threatening to reduce glove demand among fashionables. Manicuring, born in Paris, spread to the United States with French experts who trained American workers, then returned to France where American practitioners now lead in prestige and demand.
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